Get your midfield controlling the game! Build your players confidence to take the ball under pressure in tight situations in order to build a sustained attack.
Look at the great midfielders over time, they’re all so comfortable on the ball. It’s not coincidence that the best teams have the best midfielders, that Barcelona team had Iniesta and Xavi at its heart, who demanded the ball and wanted to build attacks through possession. This session emphasises the importance of being comfortable on the ball when under pressure and highlights the success it can bring.
Get your players being confident receiving the ball and moving it on to build possession.
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Roughly a fifth of Premier League goals come from set pieces, and the gap between teams who plan their routines and teams who do not has never been wider. Here is how the modern set-piece specialists design attacking corners, free kicks, and throw-ins - and how you can apply their ideas at any level.
The next frontier in football coaching is not physical, it is mental. Cognitive load training - the deliberate use of perception, decision-making and dual-task demands inside football drills - is reshaping how the best academies develop players. Here is what it means and how to use it.
If the last decade taught us about pressing, this one is teaching us about what stands behind it. Rest defence is the shape your team holds while attacking, and it is the difference between dominating a game and getting picked off on the counter.
